And those who you do knife or shoot are our martyrs to the open society, and they are to be honored as such: they are carrying the flag of freedom, whose device isn't noble, nor ever needs to be, but is more often a ridiculous caricature of an overrated ideologue, a mocking picture of a prophet.
Anger, fear and sadness are all tools to learn from and should be honored as such.
While virtually everyone now regards Bonhoeffer as a martyr to his faith, it is revealing to observe that at the end of the war, his home church refused to honor him as such, drawing a sharp line between those men and women who died for their Christian faith and those who died because of their resistance to the Nazi state.
If there are Brooklynites to be honored — such as Cake Man Raven, a Fort Greene confectioner who replicated Borough Hall in sponge cake and frosting for Markowitz's inauguration — Markowitz will be there, issuing a proclamation or a citation printed with gilded, archaic lettering.
There are circumstances where an illegal contract might be honored, such as when there's a formal contract, and the "impact of forfeiture outweighs illegality".
Honored figures such as Golda Meier, Menachem Begin etc. were involved in those activities and went on to become democratic leaders committed to peace.
In the life sciences category, prizes honored achievements such as the discovery of a drug target for heart disease and the development of a technique for controlling neurons with light called optogenetics.
He was the chief official in charge of receiving honored guests, such as nobles and foreign ambassadors, at the imperial court.
On the other hand, ever since growing up we've all heard such time honored sayings such as fortune favors the bold.
Susan B. Anthony's persistence and dedication on behalf of all women led to profoundly positive changes in our society and should be honored and remembered as such.
While he was honored for such classics as "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver," he also poked fun of those films that did not meet with critical acclaim, including his most recent film, "Little Fockers".
